Chapter: Chapter 30: RISKY MOVE“Why did he go there?” Lilico pressed, eyes narrowing like she could see straight through Ivana’s skin.Ivana’s pulse spiked as she forced the words out in a rush. “Uhm… because I forced him to.”Both Lilico and Davis blinked in unison, staring at each other before averting their gaze back to Ivana.“Wait—what?” Lilico gasped, leaning forward. “You forced Tardrain?”“How?” Davis’s voice cracked with disbelief. He remembered her panicked call days ago, how nothing was working, that Tardrain was a wall of ice. Now this? Tardrain actually listening to her? The thought twisted something new in his chest.Ivana felt her heartbeat begin to steady. They were buying it. She could see the curiosity swallow their suspicion. She turned to Lilico with what she hoped looked like casual confidence.“I used the method you two taught me,” she said, shrugging one shoulder. “I took good care of him, and told him I wanted us to go out. He refused at first, obviously, but I kept pushing. Eventually he ga
Last Updated: 2026-03-01
Chapter: Episode 29: Trapped.Mrs. Gladdis stepped fully into the room, the door clicking shut behind her. Her fists were clenched so tight, as she crossed the space in three deliberate strides and stopped onto the edge of the bed. She fixed her eyes on Tardrain.She stared at him down, from his hair, over the loose white shirt still clinging slightly from the shower, all the way to his bare feet resting on the wheelchair footrests. Hate rolled off her in waves, thick and suffocating. Every second she looked at him, the anguish in her chest swelled bigger, hotter. It was getting harder, so fucking hard, to wake up every day knowing he was still breathing under her roof.The fake-marriage lie had worked like a charm so far. Everyone believed Ivana was his wife, the perfect shield to keep the Tardrain away from the inheritance. But this man? He wouldn’t stop. Even when everyone thought he didn't care, his eyes still tracked every property, every account, every piece of his father’s empire like it still belonged to
Last Updated: 2026-02-28
Chapter: Chapter 28: UNEXPECTED VISITTardrain stirred under the duvet, eyes fluttering open to the soft gray light filtering through the curtains. It's morning already. He pushed the covers off slowly, sat up on the edge of the bed, and let his gaze drift around the room His face fell, just for a minute. Everywhere was empty. No trace of anyone else, except him.“She’s not here?” he muttered, staring at the door like it might answer him. “I thought she was…” The words trailed off, hanging in the quiet room. He frowned, confused by his own half-formed thought. Strangely, he’d felt her presence, a warmth, a weight beside him, maybe the faint brush of hair against his arm, but it had slipped away the second he woke. He shook his head sharply, trying to clear it. ‘It was probably just a dream.’ That was the easiest explanation. He reached over to the nightstand, and grabbed his tablet, his fingers brushing the cool surface.‘Since when do you start to dream about her?’ The voice in his head was sharp, almost mocking. He p
Last Updated: 2026-02-24
Chapter: Chapter 27: The PullIvana walked up the staircase that led to Tardrain’s room, hands shoved deep into the pockets of her sweatpants. Each step felt heavier than the last. When she finally reached the top, she stopped right in front of his door, heart thudding loud.She stood there, frozen, running every possible scenario in her head. So many thoughts crashed together at once.‘Will he be furious that I left the restaurant and never came back home?’ The question looped, sharp and guilty. She shook her head quickly, side to side, trying to push it away, but her mind was already a complete jumbled mess, exhaustion, hurt from Davis, dread about Tardrain all tangled up.She pulled her phone out of her pocket, glanced at the screen and saw that it was 10 p.m. Tardrain was probably asleep by now. Part of her hoped he was, while another part of her dreaded facing him even more if he wasn’t.She didn’t knock. Instead she reached for the handle, twisted it gently, slow, careful, trying not to make a single sound.
Last Updated: 2026-02-23
Chapter: Chapter 26: GOING TO HIS ROOMIvana heard the jingle of car keys, the rustle of an umbrella being grabbed, the slam of a door. Then the sound of an engine starting, tires screeching as Lilico zoomed out of the mansion driveway before ending the call.Ivana wrapped her arms tight around her body, trying to hold in what little warmth was left. Her teeth chattered, lips trembling from the cold. She lifted her head, eyes scanning Davis’ window one last time.Hoping, stupidly, to see him there, watching her, maybe regretting everything. But the curtains were drawn, the light off, the window shut tight like he’d already closed her out for good. A hard lump rose in her throat and she swallowed it down, but the tears came anyway, hot, fast, mixing with the rain running down her face.The downpour got heavier, relentless. Just when she thought she might break right there on the sidewalk, headlights cut through the dark. Lilico’s car pulled up sharp at the gate.Lilico’s jaw dropped the second she saw Ivana, soaked to the b
Last Updated: 2026-02-20
Chapter: Chapter 25: Heated Argument.“Ehm… mhmm.” He cleared his throat, and shifted uncomfortably in his seat. “I have cleared just two people.”“Just two?” Her eyes slowly widened, voice rising in shock. It sounded insane. Like..after all the money she’d been sending, huge amounts and just only two people had been paid?Davis nodded, casually. “Yeah, babe. The money didn’t go far. It was too little.”“Little?” Her voice dropped, almost a whisper, full of disbelief. “What happened to all the money Lilico gave the first time she came to see me?” she asked, finally voicing out the question that had been eating at her for days now.Davis swallowed hard. His eyes darted away for a second, nervously. “I used some of it to clear our rent… and I bought a few new clothes for myself.”Ivana let out a short, bitter scoff. Her boyfriend never stopped surprising her, and not in a good way this time. “Paying rent is understandable… but new clothes? That wouldn’t even cost much. So where’s the rest of the money?”Davis shot up from h
Last Updated: 2026-02-20
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